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Molochism

Molochism noun: worship of the god Moloch.

Noun

Molochism (uncountable)

  1. worship of the god Moloch
    • On whatever slender evidence human sacrifices and Molochism can be laid to their credit, let us remember that it was with very transcendent ideas of spiritual life in their blood that the Celts faced the Christian dawn.1913, The British Review, volume 3, page 21

Origin of Molochism

From Moloch + -ism.

Questions about Molochism

What does Molochism mean?
Molochism means worship of the god Moloch.
What part of speech is Molochism?
Molochism is a noun.

Words near Molochism in the dictionary

  1. Molochian
  2. Molochise
  3. Molochised
  4. Molochises
  5. Molochising
  6. Molochism
  7. Molochize
  8. Molochized
  9. Molochizes
  10. Molochizing
  11. molochs

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